FFADO-BRID...-DOWNLOADER(1)

📦 version 2.5.0, in arch rolling, debian bookworm, debian trixie, fedora 43, fedora 44, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, opensuse-leap 16.0, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

ffado-bridgeco-downloader — bestie, it's the firmware download app for BridgeCo devices, and it's lowkey iconic 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ffado-bridgeco-downloader [OPTION...] OPERATION

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so <pink>ffado-bridgeco-downloader</pink> lets you do firmware updates on BridgeCo devices (they also go by BeBoB, iykyk) under Linux. It's giving very specific niche queen energy and we respect it. 💅

OPERATION is literally the whole vibe of what you want to happen. And the way it works is: an OPERATION opens with the GUID of the device you're operating on 👑, and then you follow it up with one of these keywords, plus whatever arguments that keyword needs.

  • display — show info about the interface 🫶
  • setguid NEW_GUID — set the device's GUID to NEW_GUID ✨
  • firmware FILE — download the firmware file FILE to the device 💖
  • cne FILE — download the CnE file FILE to the device 🌸
  • bcd FILE — parse the BeBoB BCD file FILE and display info about what's inside it 🔍

🌈 OPTIONS 🌈

  • -?, --help, --usage — display brief usage info and dip. bye 👋
  • -V, --version — show the program version and exit, periodt 💅
  • -p, --port=NUM — specify use of IEEE1394 port NUM
  • -v, --verbose=LEVEL — produce verbose output. The higher the LEVEL, the more verbose the messages get. Heads up though: some verbose messages may only be available if FFADO was compiled with debugging enabled 👀
  • -b, --noboot — do not start the bootloader. Use this when the bootloader is already running 🏃♀️
  • -f, --force — force firmware download even when the program doesn't think it's a good idea. Use with caution ⚠️ fr fr
  • -m, --magic=MAGIC — a magic number you have to obtain before this program will work 🪄 Specifying it on the command line means you accept the risks that come with this tool. The magic number can be obtained in the source code (iykyk 🔮)

💀 NOTES 💀

Manipulating firmware can cause your device to stop working. Not me being dramatic, that's just literally what it says 😭 The FFADO project accepts no responsibility if this occurs as a result of using this tool.

okay that's the whole page bestie, go forth and update responsibly 🧚

from the General Commands Manual (that's the source, mwah) — version FFADO-BRID...-DOWNLOADER(1), dated 27-Mar-2012 🎀💖✨

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